Connecting To The 1130 Series Access Point Locally; Connecting To The 1200, 1230, 1240, And 1250 Series Access Points Locally - Cisco M10-RM Software Manual

Connecting to the 1130 Series Access Point Locally

Connecting to the 1130 Series Access Point Locally
If you need to configure the access point locally (without connecting the access point to a wired LAN),
you can connect a PC to its console port using a DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable. Follow these steps to open
the CLI by connecting to the access point console port:
Open the access point cover.
Step 1
Connect a nine-pin, female DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable to the RJ-45 serial port on the access point and
Step 2
to the COM port on a computer. The Cisco part number for the DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable is
AIR-CONCAB1200. Browse to
Set up a terminal emulator to communicate with the access point. Use the following settings for the
Step 3
terminal emulator connection: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.
Note
When connected, press enter or type en to access the command prompt. Pressing enter takes you to the
Step 4
user exec mode. entering en prompts you for a password, then takes you to the privileged exec mode.
The default password is Cisco and is case-sensitive.
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Connecting to the 1200, 1230, 1240, and 1250 Series Access
Points Locally
If you need to configure the access point locally (without connecting the access point to a wired LAN),
you can connect a PC to its console port using a DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable. Follow these steps to open
the CLI by connecting to the access point console port:
Connect a nine-pin, female DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable to the RJ-45 serial port on the access point and
Step 1
to the COM port on a computer. The Cisco part number for the DB-9 to RJ-45 serial cable is
AIR-CONCAB1200. Browse to
Step 2 Set up a terminal emulator to communicate with the access point. Use the following settings for the
terminal emulator connection: 9600 baud, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit, and no flow control.
Note
Step 3 When connected, press enter or type en to access the command prompt. Pressing enter takes you to the
user exec mode. Entering en prompts you for a password, then takes you to the privileged exec mode.
The default password is Cisco and is case-sensitive.
Note
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If xon/xoff flow control does not work, use no flow control.
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If xon/xoff flow control does not work, use no flow control.
When your configuration changes are completed, you must remove the serial cable from the
access point.
Chapter 4 Configuring the Access Point for the First Time
to order a serial cable.
to order a serial cable.
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